#56C8CE#56C8CE
#56C8CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.103 H 200.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #56C8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(86, 200, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -30.26, -12.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 32.82, 202.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% -0.0965 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.103 200) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6279, 47.7396, 65.7176) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.89
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#56C8CE #CE5C56
analogous
#56CE98 #56C8CE #568CCE
triadic
#56C8CE #CE56C8 #C8CE56
tetradic
#56C8CE #9856CE #CE5C56 #8CCE56
square
#56C8CE #9856CE #CE5C56 #8CCE56
split-complementary
#56C8CE #CE568C #CE9856
monochromatic
#267F83 #34ADB3 #56C8CE #85D7DC #B5E7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#56C8CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#56C8CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #56C8CE
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##56C8CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##56C8CE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #56c8ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 200, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.103 200.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d9dc',
500: '#56c8ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #56c8ce; $custom-light: #92d9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#56c8ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 86,
"g": 200,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77009,
"c": 0.10272,
"h": 200
},
"luminance": 0.47743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#56C8CE
secondary
#D8AAA8
accent
#5149DE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383